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It had little traps in it that could catch the unwary out ...
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No matter how bad the day was …
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They had Swordfish Byplanes from WWI, I thought my goodness, I didn't realise we were that desperate!
Olga Hopkins -

If you haven’t got someone who’s there in person, how do you protect and ensure that they can control the equipment correctly?
Georgina Coles -

Team Tempest as a whole is very much an attempt to break away from what we've done traditionally.
Georgina Coles -

It was an adventure I very much enjoyed.
Olga Hopkins -

Just because no one is in the cockpit doesn't mean you don't need to think about the operator.
Georgina Coles -

Pilots often won't report the problem, so my boss came up with the phrase "Man up, wet pants culture".
Georgina Coles -

One area that we are looking at is psychophysiological monitoring, to make sure that the pilot isn't becoming hypoxic.
Georgina Coles -

I said, you need to raise £800 for this window and he turned to his helper and said "write them a check for a thousand."
Min Larkin -

We swiped the bacon for tomorrow morning's breakfast and stuffed into our overalls.
Min Larkin -

Working with a Spitfire, oh what a thrill that was!
Olga Hopkins